3 injured as train hits car in city

The damaged car lies on the road after it is hit by a train at Malibagh rail crossing in the capital on Friday afternoon. Photo: Courtesy by Rashed Nizam

At least three people were injured as a train hit a private car at Malibagh rail crossing in the capital this afternoon.

Details on the victims, presumably two members of a family and a driver of the car, could not be accessed immediately.

A tow truck pulls the damaged car from the spot after it is hit by a train at Malibagh rail crossing in the capital on Friday afternoon. Photo: Courtesy by Rashed Nizam

The private car was hit by the Kamalapur-bound Chattala Express from Chittagong around 5:30pm while the driver of the car drove onto the rail track before the signal bar was put in place, Imam Arefin, sub-inspector of Dhaka Railway Police Station, told The Daily Star.

The damaged car lies on the road after it is hit by a train at Malibagh rail crossing in the capital on Friday afternoon. Photo: Courtesy by Rashed Nizam

The car was seen being pulled by the train more than 100 metres from the spot of the impact, he added.

A woman and a kid however managed to get down from the car safely, the police official said.